Kiki to make a comeback with mini album 3 'Waikiki' on August 10... '404' achieves No.1 on Billboard K-pop charts

The group Kiki will make a comeback on August 10 with their third mini-album, ″Waikiki.″ Kiki is releasing a new album seven months after their second mini-album, ″Delulu Pack,″ which was released last January. This album contains Kiki’s unique interpretation of the question, ″Why Kiki?″ The new release includes a total of six tracks, including the title track. Based on the symbolism of the resort ″Waikiki,″ it portrays a 24-hour summer tour course and expresses the journey of finding ″why we must be ourselves″ through various concepts and musical worlds. It will feature Kiki’s distinctive language, music, and performance. Ahead of their comeback, Kiki also achieved global success. Billboard recently ranked Kiki’s ″404 (New Era)″ number one on their list of ″The 25 Best K-Pop Songs of 2026 (So Far): Staff Picks.″ The song attracted attention with its lyrics that reinterpret the system error code ″404 Not Found″ as ″freedom existing without coordinates,″ its addictive beat, and catchy choreography. Billboard stated, ″’404’ is the most common error code on the internet, but Kiki declares, ’The reason it cannot be found in the system is that it has already moved on to a new era.’ Kiki does not just imagine a new era but fully immerses listeners in that era through various elements in the lyrics. While many artists talk about the arrival of a new era, Kiki declares that they will lead it.″ Meanwhile, at the time of Kiki’s comeback, several girl groups, including fromis_9, Red Velvet, and KISS OF LIFE, are also scheduled to make comebacks.